The government has convened a high-level consultative meeting to discuss the participation of private health insurers within the national healthcare ecosystem.
The Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has issued a resolution introducing a comprehensive regulatory framework designed to govern the establishment, registration, and oversight of insurance auxiliary bodies. This move strengthens the insurance ecosystem by modernising regulatory oversight and optimising support service efficiency.
A new regulation on the Appointment of Insurance Adjusters will come into force on 1 April 2026, that will reshape the adjuster appointment process, job acceptance principles and the fee system.
The Kuwaiti Insurance Regulatory Unit's (IRU) new requirement that insurance and reinsurance companies obtain a minimum credit rating should increase market confidence in their financial strength and support further sector development, Fitch Ratings says.
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has said that it would soon issue an order allowing insurance companies to directly or indirectly invest in or lend to the Five Trusted Industry Sectors-semiconductors, AI, military, security and surveillance, and next-generation communications.
Vietnam's Insurance Supervisory Authority (ISA) has outlined its market development strategy from 2026 to 2030, the overarching objective of which is to foster an open, favourable, and compliant business environment for insurance companies, developing a safe, efficient and sustainable insurance market while protecting the interests of financial consumers.
The Indonesian General Insurance Association (AAUI) is coordinating with other associations, such as the Indonesian Life Insurance Association (AAJI) and the Indonesian Sharia Insurance Association (AASI), to formulate an appropriate scheme for insurance companies unable to establish their own Medical Advisory Boards (MABs).
The Financial Supervisory Service FSS), South Korea's fully integrated supervisory authority, seeks to focus on innovation, trust, stability, shared growth and future as its annual strategic priorities for 2026 and sets corresponding tasks as well to prioritise financial consumers and stabilise the financial market at the same time.
South Africa's largest short-term insurer, Santam, has been granted a licence to establish a reinsurance branch office at Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), the company announced in a 19 February press release. GIFT City is India's first operational greenfield smart city and International Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has revised its guidelines for foreign exchange price fluctuation reserves to strengthen the life insurance industry's ability to withstand exchange rate risks and enhance its capital resilience and sound long-term financial structure.